Schwechat sends the biggest team to the European Championships in Russia

September 23, 2015
10:52 am
European Championships

The international training – group of the Werner SCHLAGER Academy is present at the LIEBHERR 2015 ITTF European Championships in Russian Ekaterinburg from 25th September to the 4th of October with a bombastic contingent. Not less than 24 players from 15 different countries who permanently or to a predominant part live in Schwechat will compete in the continental title-matches.

Some of the “Schwechater” travel to Russia with large (medal-) aspirations. Led by the the Portuguese World – Ranking no. 9 Marcos FREITAS who will be seeded as number 2 in the singles event and on top has to defend the gold medal in the teams event from last year (together with another Schwechater: Joao MONTEIRO). Chances for a medal are also good for the Austrian Men the WSA – player Tetyana BILENKO (from WSA partner club SVNÖ Ströck) and Daniela DODEAN – Monteiro who lives in Schwechat since 5 years already and together with her Romanian team is counted to the favorites.

The WSA contingent in Ekaterinburg:

Men:

PORTUGAL: Marcos FREITAS Joao MONTEIRO

AUSTRIA: CHEN Weixing Robert GARDOS Daniel HABESOHN Dominik Habesohn Stefan FEGERL

ITALY: Mihai BOBOCICA Niagol STOYANOV

CZECH REPUBLIC: Tomas KONECNY Lubomir JANCARIK

BULGARIA: Stanislay GOLOVANOV

LUXEMBOURG: Eric GLOD

ENGLAND: Daniel REED

Women:

AUSTRIA: LI Qianbing

CROATIA: Lea RAKOVAC (SVNÖ Ströck)

UKRAINE: Tetyana BILENKO (SVNÖ Ströck)

SWEDEN: Matilda EKHOLM (SVNÖ Ströck)

SLOVENIA: Alex GALIC

ISRAEL: Nicole TROSMAN

SWIZERLAND: Rahel ASCHWANDEN

SERBIA: Andrea TODOROVIC

LUXEMBOURG: Sarah de NUTTE

ROMANIA: Daniela DODEAN-MONTEIRO

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